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This tile shows an event that had already become famous by the early 19th century: the landing of the Pilgrims on Cape Cod in 1620. The tiny Mayflower lies anchored offshore while a small party climbs from a shore boat onto Plymouth Rock while the country's Native Americans watch carefully.